I see Our CODE OF REGULATIONS has been posted to the website. I was unaware this document existed, but it's good to have. This document is the Homeowner's ''Constitution'' and ''Bill of Rights'' all rolled into one. This regulates what the Board can and cannot do to us homeowners. I love reading this stuff!
If anyone is interested, the state laws that govern how an HOA Board operates can be found at Anderson's Ohio Online Docs. Type in Ohio Revised Code in your search engineer. Go to Anderson's Ohio Revised Code. Then put 1702 (the ORC Chapter) into that website's search. Then click on any highlighted 1702 on the right side and that chapter will open. There you'll find laws that govern Nonprofit Organizations on the right side of the screen. I would even recommend this as a link on our website.
Our local government (HOA Board) is actually a complicated environment considering how these laws impact its operations for OUR protection. If you read them, you really understand how a small number of people (those who attend members) can be considered the majority when voting. Those who don't attend or make provisions to send a substitute (a proxy according to 1702) in their place are left out. These laws define a lot of things such as how a quorum is met and who are members, directors, and officers. In short, it's about the Board's responsibilities to us homeowners and OUR responsibilities as HOA members. READ THEM!
Again I love reading this stuff, but then I deal with laws and regulations EVERY day of my professional life.
I strongly encourage EVERYONE to read these and if you don't understand something - ask. I always do. There is no such thing as a dumb question.
If anyone is interested, the state laws that govern how an HOA Board operates can be found at Anderson's Ohio Online Docs. Type in Ohio Revised Code in your search engineer. Go to Anderson's Ohio Revised Code. Then put 1702 (the ORC Chapter) into that website's search. Then click on any highlighted 1702 on the right side and that chapter will open. There you'll find laws that govern Nonprofit Organizations on the right side of the screen. I would even recommend this as a link on our website.
Our local government (HOA Board) is actually a complicated environment considering how these laws impact its operations for OUR protection. If you read them, you really understand how a small number of people (those who attend members) can be considered the majority when voting. Those who don't attend or make provisions to send a substitute (a proxy according to 1702) in their place are left out. These laws define a lot of things such as how a quorum is met and who are members, directors, and officers. In short, it's about the Board's responsibilities to us homeowners and OUR responsibilities as HOA members. READ THEM!
Again I love reading this stuff, but then I deal with laws and regulations EVERY day of my professional life.
I strongly encourage EVERYONE to read these and if you don't understand something - ask. I always do. There is no such thing as a dumb question.